Was stationed for a time at the Youngs house, and was captured there on the night of Dec. 25th, 1778, having raided Morrisauia with his forces the night previous. In fact, he was taken prisoner several times. Once the enemy refused to exchange him, considering him a dangerous man. After a while his friend "Brom" Dyckmau and his brothers planned the capture of a British officer, which they successfully carried out, by surrounding the house where Capt. Maccaboy was quartered near Fordham, and so took him prisoner, paroling him on the spot with the distinct pledge that Capt. Williams be sent back immediately. A few days after this he was sent home. After the war he was a Colonel of Militia, and kept an Inn at New Rochelle.

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An Abraham Williams died in prison at New York, in Dec. ,

1780, as appears by a petition of his wife, Mary Williams, date of June,

1781, who says she then had six children. Perhaps this was the father of the Abraham Williams who was of the party of four on the hill at the time of the capture of Andre, an Abraham, Sr. , as well as an Abraham, Jr., being in the patriot ranks on this Manor.

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James Mancleville, date of Sept. 23d, 1845, then of Peekskill, gives the following graphic account of an attempt to capture Col. Delancey: "On Friday morning, Jan'y 24th, 1783, we started from